You didn't have a category for "Dinner Impossible", so I chose BarBQ! I am a big fan of Dinner Impossible and Robert Irvine. Very much enjoyed that you were on there! You added an excellent angle, though, for obvious reasons, Gail Kim was the big upstage-r (forgive my grammatic license). Too bad you didn't get to complete the cooking part of the mission. How was it to work with Robert Irvine? He is tough in the kitchen, but knows his stuff, although I am curious as to how much "staging or scripting" is done for the show, or is it as it is seen with the finished product? Hope you're doing well, as I was not aware of your poor health. I see you on the bench at football games on tv. I have a cousin who is also on the sidelines, and is a "big brass" in the athletic department. However, I am NOT a fan....more of a rival (ok, totally a rival). I remember watching you officiate a basketball playoff game in McAlester back in the mid-80's on a recruiting evaluation trip. As I said, good luck with your health!

J.R.'s Answer:

Wow...very interesting email especially when you got to the part about my officiating hoops. Some fans will h ave a hard time believing that one!   Chef Irvine was a cool dude and really has his stuff together. The entire crew were neat guys and many of them big wrestling fans. I had to leave "early" which was after about 6 hours there to go prep for the Summerslam broadcast which made my day about 18 hours long. I really enjoyed working with the "Dinner Impossible" guys and would love to do more projects on the Food Network.

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